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interfere

The correct spelling is interfere.

How to pronounce interfere

/ˌɪntəˈfɪə/
verb

IPA: /ˌɪntəˈfɪə/

Say it like: Int-erf-ere

The correct spelling is interfere. To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance. For example: "I always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs."

Usage Examples

I always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs.

Correlated waves interfere to produce interesting patterns, while uncorrelated waves overlap without interfering.

The investigation found the boys had been interfered with.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
  2. 2.(of waves) To be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed.
  3. 3.(mostly of horses) To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
  4. 4.(followed by "with") To sexually molest, especially of a child.

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